Printing-machine.



' No. 664,593. Patented Dec. 25, I900..

W. SPALCKHAVER.

PRINTING MACHINE.

(No Model.)

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No. 664,593. Patented Dec. 25, I900.

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PRINTING MACHINE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM SPALCKHAVER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO ROBERT HOE, OF SAMEPLACE.

PRINTING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 664,593. dated December25, 1900. Application filedJune 2. 1900. Serial No. 18.794. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it k no wn that LWILLIAM SPALCKHAVER, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, county of Kings, and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Printing-Machines, fullydescribed and represented in the following specification and theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to rotary printingmachines.

The invention has for its object to produce a rotary printing-machinewhich, considering its capacity, is arranged with compactness; whichshall embody sets of printing-couples and independent couples soarranged that the machine, while primarily in tended to produce aproduct which shall consist both of perfected webs and webs printedin.colors, shall also be capable of a large variety of products; inwhich the runs of the webs are substantially directly through themachine; in which the printing members of the several couples are soarranged as to be readily accessible either for the operations of makingready or the changing of plates, and in which the couples are soarranged that certain of them may be readily cut out either for theoperations of making ready or to reduce the capacity of the machine,this being done without interfering with the running of the coupleswhich remain in operation.

As a full understanding of the improvements constituting the presentinvention can best be given by an illustration and adetailed descriptionof an organization embodying the same, such a description will now begiven in connection with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate oneembodiment of the invention, and in which- Figure l is a side elevationof a printingmachine embodying the invention, the several couples andsets of couples being arranged so that the machine is running as asextuple with a full color-deck. Fig. 2 represents the same machinearranged as an oo- Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates the frame ofthe machine, in which are mounted two sets of printing-couples B and O.The set of couples B embodies two form-cylinders 8 and 9 and twoimpression-cylinders 10 and 11, this set of couples being arranged toprint and perfect a web. Similarly, the set of conples C embodies twoform-cylinders 14 and 15 and two impression-cylinders 16 and 17, thisset of couples being also arranged to print and perfect a web; Theform-cylinders 8 and 9 of the set of couples B are provided with inkingapparatuses 12 and 13, which may be of any usual or desired description,and the form-cylinders 14 and 15 of the set of couples 0 are similarlyprovided with inking apparatuses 18 and 19. These sets of couples arepreferably arranged as shown that is to say, the set Bis spaced from theset C, so that the pressman may readily get between the couples for thepurpose of making ready or for changing plates.

The machine asit is preferably constructed is provided with a fullcolor-deck, which term as understood in the art includes three coupleswhich apply the three primary colors to the web and two couples whichprint in black. One of the couples which prints in black is arranged todeliver its impression on the same side of the web as the couples whichprint in colors, this black impression being made from a key-plate andbeing used to give expression to the colored picture. The other couplewhich prints in black delivers its impression on the opposite side ofthe web. It is of course to be understood that a colordeck may includemore couples than those described; but as understood in the art the termincludes at least the number of couples specified.

In the machine shown the color-deck consists of five couples, E, F, G,H, and 1. Of this set of couples the couple E is preferably arrangedsubstantially centrally of the machine and above and between the sets ofcouples B and O. The couple Econsists of a form-cylinder 20 and animpression-cylinder 2l,"the form-cylinder having any usualor desiredform of inking apparatus 30, which is preferably arranged, as shown, atone side of V the couple. The four couples F, G, H, and I,

which constitute the remainder of the colordeck, are located in theframe above the The couple F consists of a form-cylinder 22 and animpression-cylinder 23, the couple being provided with any usual ordesired form of inking apparatus 31. In the construction shown thecouple G is the couple which embodies two impression-cylinders, theseimpression-cylinders being marked 25 50, the impression-cylinder 25being used, as will be hereinafter explained, when the web is runningthrough the couple in one direction and the impression-cylinder 50 beingemployed when the web is running through the couple in the oppositedirection. Cooperating with these impression-cylinders 25 50 is aformcylinder 24:, the construction and arrangementof which is fullyexplained in the patent hereinbefore referred to. The other two couplesH and I of the color-deck consist of form-cylinders 26 and 28andimpressioncylinders 27 and 29, the couple I being the couple which whenthe color-deck is used delivers the final impression in black onthe sideof the web which is printed in colors. The couples G, H, and I areprovided with inking apparatuses 32, 33, and 34. The second and thirdcouplesof the color-deck are preferably arranged as shown-that is tosay, they arespaced from the fourth and fifth couples of the deck andthe inking apparatuses are arranged over the couples.

The webs for the several couples are derived from any suitable source.In the construction shown the web for the set of couples B is derivedfrom the web-roll 35, that for the set-of couples 0 from the web-roll36, and that for the color-deck from the web-roll 38. Suitable guidesare provided by which the webs are controlled as they pass to andbetween the several couples; but as these guides are or may be of anyordinary form of roll guides or. bars and as they will be arranged inthe machine as the exigencies of the specific case require an extendeddescription of them is not believed to be necessary.

The webs are all given a straight run through the machine and are allled to a common delivery mechanism, the webs being associated as theypass over a common roll 39, from which they pass'to a suitable deliverymechanism, (indicated at 40,) which may consist of a series oflongitudinal folders. It is understood, of course, that a slitter orslitters (not shown)will be employed to cooperate With-the roll-39, theslitters varying in '-number according to the number of delivermechanisms employed.

Each of the couples as the machine is preferably-constructed will bearranged to print one d du' ble-wide web. It is to be understood,

how V'erfthat the couples may, if desired, be arranged to print on asingle-wide web. It

will be understood, however, that all the couples in the machine arearranged to print on a web of uniform width whether this web beasin'gle-wide or a double-wide web. The term full width as it is used inthe specification and claims indicates that the web is uniform in widthwith. the other webs printed in the machine.

The machine shown in Fig. 1, assuming the couples to be double wide, isarranged so that the couples in the set E print and perfect the webcoming from the roll 35, and the set of couples in the set 0 print andperfect the web coming from the roll 36. The web from the roll 38 is ledfirst between the form-cylinder and the llllpl'PSSlOIkCS'lindeP 1 of thecouple E of the color-deck, by which couple it is printed in black .onone side, this couple being, as before stated, arranged substantiallycentrally of the machine. From the couple E the web is led between themembers of the couple F and then between the form-cylinder 24: and theimpressioncylinder 25 of the couple G, after which it passes between themembers of the couples H and I. The form-cylinders'22, 24, and 26 of thecouples F, G, and H print three primary colors on the web, and theform-cylinder 28 delivers the final impression in black to the web. Withthis arrangement of the machine all the couples are employed, and themachine is running as a sextuplethat is, it produces with double-widewebs and suitable slitters two twelve-page papers, each paper having anouter sheet or supplement printed in colors and having a finalimpression in black.

As shown in Fig. 2, the machine is arranged as an octuple. This octuplearrangement is made possible without changing the direction of rotationof any of the couples by means of the additional impression -cylinder50. In this construction the webs from the rolls 35, 36, and 38 are ledasbefore, except hat the web 38 after passing between the members of thecouple F is by means of suitable guides carried directly to the deliverymechanism instead of being printed in colors. This web is thereforeprinted on one side in black and is perfected in black on the oppositeside, the fountain of the inking apparatus for the formcylinder 22 beingof course filled with black ink. In this arrangement of the machine anadditional web-roll 51. is-provided, and the web from this roll is ledby suitable guides, as shown in Fig. 2, between the form-cylinder 24 andthe impression-cylinder of the couple G. From this couple the. web isled directly between the members of the couples H and I, from which itreceives two impressions on the same side. After leaving the couple Ithe web is led to the delivery. The product of this arrangement of themachine, assuming the usual deliveries, is two sixteenpage papers, theouter sheet of each paper having one page printed in colors, or, ifdesired, one of the form-cylinders 26 or 28 of the couples H or I may beprovided with a halftone plate, in which case the half-tone picture willtake the place of one of the colors.

In the construction shown in Fig. 3 the first couple E of the color-deckis cut out. In this arrangement only two webs are'printed. The web fromthe roll 35 after being perfected by the couples in the set B is ledthrough the couples H and I to the delivery. The web from the roll 36after being perfected by the couples in the set U is led between themembers of the couple F and between the formcylinder 24 and theimpression-cylinder 25 of the couple G. After leaving the couple G it isled by suitable guides around the couples H and I and meets and isassociated with the otherweb at the delivery. In this arrangement theproduct of the press is two eightpage papers, the outer sheet of eachpaper having one page printed in three colors.

In the construction shown in Fig. 4 the entire color-deck is cut out,the machine running simply as a quadruple-that is to say, printing ontwo double-wide webs.

The gearing by which the cylinders are run may be of any ordinarydescription. This gearing has no particular relation to the invention,and it is entirely within the power of any person skilled in the art ofprinting machinery to supply the same, and an illustration thereof hasbeen omitted as unnecessary.

In all the arrangements of the machine it will be seen that the webs aregiven a direct run through the machine and that it is not necessary toreverse the direction of rotation of any impression member of anycouple. The machine is furthermore capable of a great variety ofproducts and in addition to the arrangements described may be run'either as a sextuple printing in black or as an octnple printing inblack. When run as a sextuple printing in black, the web would be leddirectly from the couple E to the couple I in an obvious manner, ,thusleaving the three couples F, G, and H free, so that the operations ofmaking ready may be performed on them. Furthermore, owing to thearrangement of couples in the frame all the form-cylinders can bereadily reached, so that a change of plates throughout the machine, orany part of it can be readily effected.

While the number of couples in the colordeck will preferably be thatshown, it will be understood of course that more couples may be used init, if desired. Furthermore, while a full color-deck will preferably beused the invention in all its features is not limited to the use of sucha deck.

What is claimed is- 1. In a printing-machine, the combination with asuitable frame, of a single printingcouple mounted substantiallycentrally of the frame, two sets of printing-couples, one set beingmounted below and at one side'of the centrally-mounted couple and theother set being mounted below and at the other side of saidcentrally-mounted couple, and a series a common delivery mechanism towhich all the webs are led, substantially as described.

3. In a printing-machine, the combination with a suit-able frame, of asingle printingcouple capacitated to print a full-width web and mountedsubstantially centrally of the frame, two sets of printing-couples, oneset' being mounted below and at one side of the centrally-mounted coupleand the other set being mounted below and at the other side of saidcentrally-monnted couple, each set of couples being capacitated to printand perfeet a full-width web, and a series of couples capacitated toprint and perfect a full-width web mounted in the frame and arrangedover the couple and the sets of couples, substan tially as described.

4. In a printing-machine, the combination with a suitable frame, of asingle printingcouple capacitated to print a full-width web and mountedsubstantially centrally of the frame, two sets of printing-couples. oneset being mounted below at one side of the centrally-mounted couple andthe otherset being mounted below and at the other side of saidcentrally-mounted couple, each set of couples therein, each set ofcouples being capacitated' to print and perfect a web, and a colordeck,one couple of which is arranged above and between the two sets ofcouples and the remaiuder of which are arranged over the sets ofcouples, substantially as described.

6. In a printing-machine, the combination with a frame, of two sets ofcouples mounted therein, each set of couples being capacitated to printand perfect a web, a color-deck, one couple of which is arranged aboveand between the two sets of couples and the remainder of which arearranged over the sets of couples, and a common delivery mechanism towhich all the webs are led, substantially as described.

7. In a printing-machine, the combination with a frame, of two sets ofcouples mounted therein, each set of couples being capacitated to printand perfect axfull-width web, and a color-deck, capacitated to print afull-width web, one couple of which is arranged above and between thetwo sets of couples and the remainder of which are arranged over thesets of couples, substantially as described.

8. In a printing-machine, the combination with a frame, of two sets ofcouples mounted therein, each set of couples being capacitated to printand perfect a full-width web, a colordeck capacitated to print afull-width web', one couple of which is arranged above and between thetwo sets of couples and the remainder of which are arranged over thesets of couples, and a common delivery mechanism to which all the websare led, substantially as described.

9. In a printing-machine,- the combination with a suitable frame, of aplurality of sets of couples mounted therein, each set being arranged toprint and perfect a full-width web, and a plurality of couples mountedin the frame independently of and over the sets of couples, one of saidcouples consisting of a form-cylinder and two impression-cylinders,either of which may be caused to cooperate with the form-cylinder, saidindependently-mounted 'couples being arranged so that they may be usedto print a full-width web in black and perfect it in colors, or a partof them may be used to print and perfect a full-width web in black,substantially as described.

10. In a printing-machine, the combination with a suitable frame, of aplurality ofsets of couples mounted therein, each set being arranged toprint and perfect a full-width web, a plurality of couples mounted inthe frame independently of and over the sets of couples, one of saidcouples consisting of a form-cylinder and two impression-cylinders,either of which may be caused to cooperate with the formcylinder, saidindependentlymounted couples being arranged so that they may be used. toprint a full-width web in black and perfect it in colors, or a part ofthem may be used to print and perfect a fullwidth web in black, and acommon delivery mechanism to which all the webs are led, substantiallyas described.

11. In a printing-machine, the combination with a suitable frame, ofa'pluralit'y of sets of couples mounted therein, each set beingcapacitated to print and perfect afull-widt-h web, and a color-decklocated over thesets of couples, the first and last couples of which arearranged to print on opposite sides of a full-width web and theintermediate couples being arranged to print on one side of the web, oneof said intermediate couples consisting of a' form-cylinder and twoimpressioncylinders, either of which may be caused to cooperate with theform-cylinder, SllbSt:&l'l-: tially as described.

12. In a printing-machine, the combination with a suitable frame, of aplurality of sets of couples mounted therein, each set being capacitatedto print and perfect a full-width web, a color-deck located over thesets of couples, the first and last couples of which are arranged toprint on opposite sides of a full-width web and the intermediate couplesbeing arranged to print 011 one side of the web, one of saidintermediate couples consisting of'a form-cylinder and two impressioncylinders, either of which may be caused to cooperate withtheform-cylinder, and a common delivery mechanism to which all the websare led, substantially as described.

13. Ina printing-machine, the combination with a suitable frame, of twosets of printingcouples mounted therein, each set being capacitated toprint and perfect afull-width web, a printing-couple capacitated toprint a fullwidth web arranged above and between said sets of couples,and a plurality of printingcouples capacitated to print a full-width webmounted-over the sets of couples, one of said couples consisting of aform-cylinder and two impression-cylinders, either of which may becaused to cooperate with the form-cylinder, substantially as described.

14. In a printing-machine, the combination with a suitable frame, of twosets of printingcouples mounted therein, each set being capacitated toprint and perfect a full-width web, a single printing-couple capacitatedto print a full-width web arranged above and between said sets ofcouples, a plurality of printing-couples capacitated to print afullwidth web mounted above the sets of couples, one of said couplesconsisting of a form-cylinder and two impression-cylinders, either ofwhich may be caused to cooperate with the form-cylinder, and a commondelivery mechanism to which all the webs are led, substantially asdescribed.

15. In a printingmachine, the combination with a suitable frame, of twosets of printingcouples mounted therein, each set being capacitated toprint and perfect afull-width web, a printing mechanism capacitated toprint a full-width web arranged above and between said sets of couples,a plurality of printing-couples capacitated to print a fullwidth webmounted above the sets of couples, one of said couples consisting of aform-cylinder and two impression-cylinders, either of which may becaused to cooperate with the form-cylinder, and a common deliverymechanism to which all the webs are led, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM SPALOKHAVER.

Witnesses:

F. W. H. CRANE, L. RoEHM.

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